ST3 5AN Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sandford Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Chepstow Place, Stoke-on-Trent: 15 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Stoke-on-Trent in 2026-27: Band D £2,183 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,455 | £1,698 | £1,941 | £2,183 | £2,668 | £3,153 | £3,639 | £4,366 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (45% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at, Junction of Park Hall Road and Anchor Road, Aderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Land at, Junction of Park Hall Road and Anchor Road, Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 44 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Former Tuscan Works,Anchor Road,Longton,Stoke on Trent,ST3 1LL, not permissioned (850 m)
- Former Tuscan Works, Anchor Road, Longton, Stoke on Trent ST3 1LL: up to 195 homes, pending decision (850 m)
- Former Tuscan Works, Anchor Road, Longton, Stoke on Trent ST3 1LL: up to 195 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 54-56 Anchor Road, Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1LH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Wedgwood Hotelware Car Park, Forrister Street: up to 69 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Parkhall Works, Parkhall Road: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 196 m and 199 m above sea level (198 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Andover Close Saxonfields | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Longton | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 40.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Adderley Green Surgery | 890 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Meir Hay Pharmacy | 940 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longton Dental Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Longton Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Longton Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Johns Convenience Store Cashzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Anchor Road Park 8,120 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Berry Hill Fields 229 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,020 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 423 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lawn Farm moated site and two ponds, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lawn Farm moated site and two ponds | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Queen's Park, Longton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Parkhall Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-east |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-west |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 78% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Chepstow Place.